NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

James Whitney Whitaker, M.D.

Diagnostic Radiology Physician · Fargo, ND

James Whitney Whitaker, M.D. is a diagnostic radiology physician with a practice address in Fargo, North Dakota, and NPI 1740488527, issued on Jul 3, 2007. Check the license (North Dakota 23953, as entered in NPPES) on the North Dakota Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1740488527
Name
James Whitney Whitaker
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Diagnostic Radiology Physician 2085R0202X
License numbers
23953 ND
ME178748 FL
69668 GA
4301100035 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4820 23RD Ave S, Fargo, ND 58104
Phone
(469) 677-7430
Enumerated
Jul 3, 2007
Record last updated
Apr 3, 2026
Fax
(972) 591-0085
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20130626000158); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Medical College Of Georgia School Of Medicine, 2007
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 4820 23RD Ave S

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Kimberly Gher, MSN, APRN, CNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1225435696
  2. Susan Herberg, APRN, PMHNP-BCPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1700502309

Verify James Whitney Whitaker in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Dakota Board of Medicine
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 92.9 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score80.4
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through 3 group practices

  1. ER Physician Group AT Jackson HospitalMarianna, FL
  2. Radiology And Medical Imagery OF Newnan PCFayetteville, GA
  3. Universal Radiology Consultants PCWarner Robins, GA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

James Whitney Whitaker among 106 diagnostic radiology physician records in North Dakota

James Whitney Whitaker, M.D. is one of 106 diagnostic radiology physician records with a practice address in North Dakota. 69% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 51% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 51% of these records are older, 40% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 69% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • Graduated2007 · median 2006 among the 71 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2085R0202X and a North Dakota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Diagnostic Radiology Physician providers in North Dakota

There are 106 diagnostic radiology physician records in North Dakota.

The 8 diagnostic radiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. David Chou, MDFargo, ND 581041710926878
  2. Sean Freyne, MDFargo, ND 581041134172869
  3. Tarik Nurkic, M.D.Fargo, ND 581041447661285
  4. Brian O'Connell, MDFargo, ND 581041912074725
  5. Romil Patel, M.D.Fargo, ND 581041164728820
  6. Jeffrey Robison, MDFargo, ND 581041063999308
  7. Christopher Crowe, MDFargo, ND 581031720016330
  8. Adam Defoe, M.D.Fargo, ND 581031003044975

Common questions

What is James Whitney Whitaker, M.D.'s NPI number?

James Whitney Whitaker, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1740488527, issued on Jul 3, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is James Whitney Whitaker, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4820 23RD Ave S, Fargo, ND, 58104. Phone: (469) 677-7430. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify James Whitney Whitaker, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists North Dakota license number 23953, as entered by the provider. Search the North Dakota Board of Medicine at https://www.ndbom.org/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

What is James Whitney Whitaker, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 92.9 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.

Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.